By Joel Young, Senior Disability Business Partner at Business Disability Forum. Joel shares his experience of using a support worker and gives advice for employers on facilitating support workers within their organisation. I’ve used support workers for about 12 years now, having lived experience of vision impairment. I refer to them as ‘access assistants’. ‘Support…
The deadline for Business Disability Forum’s Disability Smart Awards 2025 has been extended until 26 January, so there is still time to submit your nomination. The Disability Smart Inclusive Product Design Award is a great opportunity for brands to showcase the work they are doing to not only make their products more accessible but their…
Before we take a break, (our office is closed from 5 pm on Tuesday 24 December until Thursday 2 January at 9 am), here are some highlights from this year. During 2024, we: Maximise your membership Are you getting the most out of your membership? Our Maximise your membership hub features video guides to your…
Last week, we added a new collection of images to our Disability Smart Image Bank. Here disabled models Courtney and Fleur tell us why our ‘Changing the image of disability’ campaign and Disability Smart Image Bank are so important to them. For Courtney, who has a mental health condition, deciding to become a model for…
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has opened nominations for its Disability Smart Awards 2025 today (3 December). The Disability Smart Awards 2025 are free to enter and open to UK and global organisations of any size and in any sector. Now in their eleventh year, these annual awards showcase the work of organisations that are improving…
Business Disability Forum (BDF) has launched a new collection of images to mark ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities today’ (3 December). The images of disabled people in everyday situations will be available to businesses and the media and aim to challenge perceptions and increase understanding around disability. They are the latest addition to Business Disability Forum’s extensive Disability Smart Image Bank and its ‘Changing the image of disability’ campaign.
By Lara Davis, Director of Communications and Marketing at Business Disability Forum. Lara shares highlights from the ‘How inclusive is disability inclusion across the globe?’ session at our Global Conference on 21 November (sponsored by HSBC). Disability workforce and pay gap data reporting is a hot topic, but not just in the UK. It’s also…
By Rebecca Elliott, Disability Business Partner at Business Disability Forum. Rebecca shares highlights from the Disability Networks and Employee Resource Groups session at our recent global conference, ‘Disability inclusion in a changing world’ (sponsored by HSBC). Of all the amazing sessions in our Global Conference on 21 November, this year I think I was most…
By Matt Ewington, Digital Marketing Manager. Matt shares highlights from ‘The European Accessibility Act (EEA)’ panel at our Global Conference on 21 November (sponsored by HSBC). “The European Accessibility Act, coming into effect in June 2025, will set a benchmark for accessibility standards not only in the EU but globally. Businesses that want to sell…
Join Business Disability Forum’s Global Conference (online) on 21 November 2024 to hear about how global businesses and employers are adapting to recent changes in legislation and regulation. The conference is sponsored by HSBC and will take place from 10am to 4pm GMT. ‘Disability inclusion in a changing world’ will debate how organisations are responding…
